Laura007 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 as you may have read, gerty passed away on tuesday, but the vet told me something interesting about her. she had a spur!!!! only on one leg but a spur non the less. the vet said although its not unheard of it is quite rare. all that time we had her and she was a bit of a rarity. good old gerty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 My late lamented Artemis Fowl had a magnificent set of spurs, and my Speckled Sussex girl, Claudia has one on her left leg. I don't think it is that uncommon tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Cool just one sounds very cute My Rogina has two HUGE ones xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 oh no!!! maybe the vet was trying to make feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 He/She, my ex-batt grew a huge set of spurs, wattles and comb and finally she crowed. Before anybody says anything about her being a him, she's an ex-batt who used to lay lovely big white eggs. She now lives at my in-laws (I couldn't have a cockerel despite numerous unintentional tries ) with her own harem of girlies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Well Janty at least yours made up its mind, they others are just sitting on the fence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 My Runty Robin has spurs but she's definitely a girl because she lays blue eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Ex-batt Hatpin also has an impressive set of spurs, wattles and used to have a big comb, but she's nearly 4 now and it's shrunk right back. The spurs and wattles remain though. She's all girly - specialised in softies most of the time but we appreciated the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Well Janty at least yours made up its mind, they others are just sitting on the fence He/She made the decision when my friend brought her girls round for me to hen sit. I heard a cockerel crowing and panicked, saying to my friend that I didn't know she had a cockerel. She said that she didn't and there was He/She crowing away in the middle of what used to be a lawn. She had taken a liking to one of my friend's girls. Mum-in-law offered to take her to live with her girls and now she's happily crowing all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Ahhh bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I have read that if there is no cockerel one of the hens takes on the job and grows spures and wattles and in some cases crows as well.... { you probably no all about that}... don't mean to teach my grandmother to suck eggs and all that. How sad that they have to be sent away, is it purely because of the noise, or do they get aggressive as well? Lovely day here in Tenerife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I can't have a cockerel due to the noise they make as I have neighbours. My in-laws introduced a cockerel and we thought that he might sort He/She out but it didn't work...she attacked him and had to be separated with her favourite girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
